Power Cable Update: February 1999.
Specifying a cable jacket may call for trade-offs between protection, installation performance and price. Here's a brief comparison of key characteristics of some common cable jacket options.
COMPARISON OF JACKETING MATERIALS
| |
PVC |
CPE |
Neoprene |
Hypalon® |
SOLONON-XL |
SOLONON™ |
PHYSICAL PROPERTIES
- Tensile Strength (PSI)
- Elongation (%)
|
1500
100 |
1400
150 |
1800
300 |
1800
300 |
1800
180 |
2000
160 |
AGING CHARACTERISTICS
(Air Oven, 121°C 168 Hrs.)
- Tensile Strength
(% of unaged value)
- Elongation
(% of unaged value) |
85
100 |
85
150 |
50
300 |
85
300 |
100
180 |
111
160 |
MOISTURE RESISTANCE
(7 Days in 70°C Water)
- Mg Absorbed/Square
Inch (lower = better) |
8 |
25 |
45 |
35 |
6 |
14.3 |
OIL RESISTANCE
- Test Temperature (°C)
- Immersion Time (Hrs)
- Tensile Strength
(% of unaged value)
- Elongated (% of unaged value)
|
70
4
80
60 |
100
18
60
60 |
121
18
60
60 |
121
18
60
60 |
121
18
80
100 |
70
4
65
85 |
| HALOGEN CONTENT (%) |
29 |
19 |
16.5 |
13.5 |
0.0 |
0.0 |
LIMITED OXYGEN INDEX (LOI) (%)
(Measure of flame retardance.
Higher = Better) |
28 |
28 |
32 |
30 |
40 |
40 |
UL FLAME RESISTANCE TEST
(Vertical Ladder Tray Test; 20 min
at 70,000 BTU/Hr.; Pass/Fail) |
PASS |
PASS |
PASS |
PASS |
PASS |
PASS |
UL LIMITED SMOKE TEST
(PASS/FAIL) |
FAIL |
FAIL |
FAIL |
FAIL |
PASS |
PASS |
SMOKE DENSITY
Flaming Mode
- D4.0
- DM
Non-Flaming Mode
- D4.0
- DM
|
|
|
|
325
400
325
480 |
57
65
16
300 |
2.7
59
21
178 |
COEFFICIENT OF DYNAMIC
FRICTION (µ) In PVC Duct |
0.35 |
0.35 |
0.50 |
0.50 |
0.35 |
0.35 |
LOW TEMPERATURE RATING
(Temperature passed Cold Bend Test, °C) |
-10 |
-35 |
-30 |
-30 |
-40 |
-40 |
|
NOTES: Except as indicated, information for jacket materials other than SOLONON represents minimum requirements to meet most industry specifications for heavy-duty jackets. | |
|
|
|
|
|
